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Pacific Northwest residents are told to stay off the roads as ice

coats the region

Continued from Front It’s expensive, but “you
can’t put a price on life and
The storm canceled or de- suffering,” Lengkeek said.
layed flights, including in In Tennessee, health officials
Vancouver, British Colum- have confirmed at least six
bia, where heavy snow blan- weather-related deaths.
keted the city and snarled The Tennessee Valley Au-
traffic, The Canadian Press thority, which provides
reported. The city could get electricity to seven Southern
nearly 8 inches (20 centime- states, reported a prelimi-
ters) of snow by the evening. nary all-time record for peak
The storm hit the northwest power demand Wednes-
corner of the U.S. as much day morning as the region
of the rest of the country dropped to an average of 4
coped with bitter weather degrees (minus 15.5 Celsius),
that in some places put leading to a brief call, later
electricity supplies at risk. lifted, for customers to cut
More than 100,000 homes back on usage.
and businesses — mostly in The power grid operator in
Oregon — lost power across Texas also pleaded with cus-
the country, according to tomers to limit power use.
PowerOutage.us. Custom- In Oregon, officials closed
ers in Texas and California 47 miles (76 kilometers) of
also lacked electricity. Visitors pose for a photo in front of the Washington Monument on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Interstate 84, a major east-
Freezing temperatures Washington. west highway, because of
spread as far south as North Associated Press the threat of ice.
Florida on Wednesday ever,” Richard Wineberg snow, and a third was struck (45.7 centimeters) of snow The Pacific Northwest is
morning, said Bob Oravec, said as he admired the by a vehicle while brushing fell overnight — on top of more known for rain and
a National Weather Service snow-covered landscape. snow from his car, Erie Coun- 3 feet (1 meter) over the was not set to experience
forecaster. It was 12 de- New York and Philadelphia ty officials said Wednesday. weekend. such arctic temperatures,
grees (minus 11.1 Celsius) ended a drought of sorts, Heavy lake-effect snow was “I just want to keep up with but the heavily forested re-
early Wednesday in Atlanta, with snow falling in both cit- forecast in Buffalo, with up it,” he said during a lull. gion is especially prone to
where thousands of students ies. Five people were struck to 4 inches (10 centimeters) On the Crow Creek Sioux the danger of falling trees
returned to school after icy and killed by a tractor-trailer an hour expected through Reservation near Fort and power lines, particularly
weather Tuesday. on Interstate 81 in northeast- the afternoon. City hall Thompson, South Dakota, during freezing rain, or ice,
It was 5 degrees in Chica- ern Pennsylvania after they was closed, school districts about three dozen people storms.
go (minus 15 Celsius) and left their vehicles following declared snow days, and stayed in a shelter and the Ice storms occur as freezing
6 degrees (minus 14.4 Cel- a separate crash on slick travel bans were issued for tribe paid to put up about rain results in dangerous ac-
sius) in Detroit — significantly pavement. Investigators several suburbs. The blast 40 families in a motel. The cumulations of ice. Freezing
colder than Alaska’s capital were still determining the came days after a storm tribe also provided propane rain falls as water but freezes
of Juneau, where it was 18 exact cause. that delayed an NFL playoff and wood for home heat- when it hits roads and other
degrees (minus 7.8 Celsius). In western New York, the game for a day. ing, and plastic to cover cold surfaces. It can weigh
Some Midwesterners man- weather was blamed for Early Wednesday, Patrick drafty windows, for what down trees and power lines,
aged to find a bright side. three deaths in three days. Sahr shoveled snow from tribal Chairman Peter Leng- making them heavier and
“It’s probably the most Two people were appar- his car and driveway in Buf- keek called “substandard likelier to snap, especially in
beautiful time in Chicago, ently stricken while clearing falo after at least 18 inches government homes.” strong winds.q

Another Republican debate is

canceled after Haley says she’ll only

participate if Trump does, too

refusal to participate in and WMUR-TV said they Haley's participation had
any forum that doesn't also were also canceling Thurs- been the deciding factor in
include former President day's debate, planned whether they would go on.
Donald Trump, meaning at Saint Anselm College, The move by the former
that for the first time in years following Haley's asser- South Carolina governor
there will not be an on-the- tion that the next debate and United Nations am-
ground face-off ahead of in which she participates bassador could be in part
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, right, and Florida Gov. New Hampshire's primary "will either be with Donald a result of the last debate,
Ron DeSantis, left, both speaking at the at the CNN Republican next week. Trump or Joe Biden." which featured only Haley
presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, CNN announced Wednes- Florida Gov. Ron DeSan- and DeSantis. Haley didn't
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. day that it was calling off its tis had committed to take perform as well as expect-
Associated Press
debate, which had been part in both debates, but ed, and DeSantis ultimately
By MEG KINNARD other Republican presiden- scheduled for Sunday at with front-runner Trump ended up beating her for
Associated Press tial debate has been can- New England College. having skipped all of the second place in Monday's
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An- celed after Nikki Haley's That comes a day after ABC GOP debates thus far, lead-off Iowa caucuses.q